The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1887-08-04
Miners Out.
Probability of "a Struggle BE.
tween Knights Of La
bOr and Miners
Association.

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bOr and Miners
Association.
Tuesdays Ohio State Journal.l
Some days since the operators Of
the Hooking valley posted notices to
the effect that they would hereaf-
ter pay wages every thirty days
) as they had been in the habit of do
ing. and that this rule would be en-.
forced from August /, and If there
were any who did not care to work
on these conditions their services
would not be required after the
above date. The miners had de-
mand on August 1 semi monthly
payments. as provided in the law
recently enacted to that effect
The law makes it mandatory on the
p,rt of the companies to pay every
two weeks when demanded by the
employees to do SO and in case ofrefus::
al gives the employees the right to
recover the amount due, with a
penalty of 10 per cent. and interes,
upon both till the same is PAID
This, however, is understood to hold
only IN the absence of any contract
upon the subject and the operators
seem to have proceeded in a know
ing manner. Us they have notified
the miners that the conditions Of
the contract after August / must be
on the thirty day basis. They have
made their contracts on 80, go and
80 day payments and claim they
can not without great inconveni-
ence pay every two weeks. and this
Is madc more difficult for the reas.
on that the work is doubled in max.
ing out the frequent pay rolls.
John Mcbride. president of the
Miners association, issued an order
to the miners under date of Sunday.
to resume work on August l. pend.
ing the decision of the JOINT board
of miners and operators. proylding.j
the notices posted by the operators
were withdrawn. The operators
have refused to withdraw the ueni
tees and claim there is nothing: I'll
arbltrate. The result is that roned
of the miners went to work yester-
day morning. District assembly,
Knights of Labor last week issued a
circular TO the miners Instructing /
them to continue at their work and
make test case of the law for twoi
week payments IN the courts. The
indications are that the strike will
develop into showing of strength
of District No. 135 and the Ohio
association us TO which
shall control in the premises.
New STRAlEsvILLE, Aug. 1.-The
mass meeting held here today by
he miners for the purpose of es-.
the law of semi. monthly
payments was attended by about
100 miners and laborers. In view
# the fact that the operators have
,osted notices to the effect that all
n their employ who work after Au- |
,ust 1 could consider themselves as ]
ntered into an agreement to re
eive their pay monthly, the men q
Iecided if the operators would with y
raw those notices and leave the i
'lfficuIty in question to the board of q
aud conciliation for ad- 7
ustment that they would resume :
'ork, and a committee of five was /
dpointed to notify Mr.. Vinl Fer i
uson, general superintendent of g
he Columbus and Hooking Coal !
nd Iron company, of the fact. Mr. :
ferguson informed the committee 7
nat the company would not tskeffi
own their notices, but would let .
ne miners remain idle until the y
oard would decide. r
BUcnTEL, Q. Aug. l. The mi t